Stock room manager vs store manager

The differences between stock room managers and store managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a stock room manager, becoming a store manager takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a stock room manager has an average salary of $57,753, which is higher than the $46,950 average annual salary of a store manager.

The top three skills for a stock room manager include customer service, wine and product knowledge. The most important skills for a store manager are store management, retail store, and customer service.

Stock room manager vs store manager overview

	Stock Room Manager	Store Manager
Yearly salary	$57,753	$46,950
Hourly rate	$27.77	$22.57
Growth rate	1%	6%
Number of jobs	80,491	446,127
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	49	44
Years of experience	2	6

Stock room manager vs store manager salary

Stock room managers and store managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stock Room Manager	Store Manager
Average salary	$57,753	$46,950
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $114,000	Between $30,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Delaware
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between stock room manager and store manager education

There are a few differences between a stock room manager and a store manager in terms of educational background:

	Stock Room Manager	Store Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Stock room manager vs store manager demographics

Here are the differences between stock room managers' and store managers' demographics:

	Stock Room Manager	Store Manager
Average age	49	44
Gender ratio	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%	Male, 51.2% Female, 48.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 3.5% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 6.3% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	10%

Differences between stock room manager and store manager duties and responsibilities

Stock room manager example responsibilities.

Manage daily FOH staff line-up, covering necessary instruction and education concerning fine-dining service and beverage, menu and company knowledge.
Work daily with POS system, inventory and purchase orders.
Install and train staff on new systems including current POS and scheduling systems.
Manage daily FOH staff line-up, covering necessary instruction and education concerning fine-dining service and beverage, menu and company knowledge.
Assemble shelving units and maintain warehouse, operate tow lift and pallet jack.
Train and certify on high reach and electric pallet jack for safe operation.

Store manager example responsibilities.

Store achieve highest UPT in company for FY11.
Assist the DM and help to manage the district in her absence.
Manage the store's inventory with GNC guidelines; receiving, checking and shelving all merchandising orders.
Train and develop to manage multi-unit operations.
Create implementation plans to support execution of Starbucks initiatives to achieve both operational excellence and business results.
Develop and implement operational strategies utilizing less payroll expenses and allot hour usage to accomplish logistical and operational excellence.

Stock room manager vs store manager skills

Common stock room manager skills

Customer Service, 19%
Wine, 13%
Product Knowledge, 9%
Room Operations, 7%
Payroll, 7%
Sales Floor, 7%

Common store manager skills

Store Management, 8%
Retail Store, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
PET, 5%
Loss Prevention, 5%
Sales Floor, 4%

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